The EU should accelerate the application of common energy policy rules, and the policy itself must aim to improve competitiveness, security of supply and sustainability, concluded a joint meeting of…
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Links between business and the academic world need to be strengthened but higher education institutions must retain their autonomy and public support, says a resolution adopted on Thursday by the…
New energy label Labels on household appliances such as fridges, washing machines and ovens will have to include more information on energy consumption, following a vote by MEPs on Wednesday.…
EU Member States should grant standard social protection, including at least 14 weeks’ maternity leave allowance, for self-employed women and for wives or life partners of self-employed workers, says the…
Euro-MPs want to promote female entrepreneurship and are proposing new rules to bridge the gender gap for self-employed workers and their partners and to ensure everyone has social protection.MEPs want…
More frequent inspections and tougher penalties will be needed to enforce the next EU Animal Welfare Action Plan, says a resolution adopted by the European Parliament today.The current 2006-10 plan…
Euro-MPs warned today that any new agreement on providing bank data to the United States must avoid “bulk data” transfers until they can be processed within the EU.As for Passenger…
Certain combustion plants, including some fossil-fuel power stations, should be allowed extra time to meet stricter rules on industrial emissions, Euro-MPs said today. The proposal will be voted in July.The…
The hotly contested services directive was due to be implemented in national law by 28 December 2009. This Tuesday, four months after the deadline, MEPs and members of national parliaments…
Euro-MPs voted today against the Commission’s proposal that self-employed drivers be exempted from the 2002 working time directive on the road transport industry.MEPs from the Employment and Social Affairs Committee…
